Will McRaney’s lawsuit against NAMB dismissed

The McRaney v. North American Mission Board lawsuit has been dismissed by a Mississippi-based U.S. District Court.

“Adjudication of the Plaintiff’s claims in this lawsuit will clearly require the Court to inquire into religious matters and decision-making to a degree that is simply impermissible under the Constitution and the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine,” states the Aug. 15 summary judgment report. Also, the court stated it “agrees with NAMB that Mississippi state courts also clearly lack subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate this dispute.”

McRaney filed the suit in 2017, claiming NAMB influenced the decision by the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware to terminate him as executive director and harmed other opportunities.